As the saying goes 'as above, so below' it really is the same with us isn't it - we are all different and unique, but also one and the same, and capable of seeing and living that truth, by way of what the Hindus call Moksha, where we are finally/endlessly made in God's image or made 'equal in the eyes of God.' The fact that in the Abrahamic faiths, the first human's name is the Hebrew word for earth ('adamah') also points towards this truth about our shared, enlightened collective and unified identity. God is one, boundless, eternal and when we are made to see, when the scales fall from our eyes and hearts we are able to see this truth, indeed in a mystical way, because we have becomes effectively selfless, we are this truth.
One day the Prophet Muhammad asks Gibril to define ihsan or excellence. Gibril replies that excellence is to worship 'as if you see God' And if you can't do that, you should remember him (sometimes translated as fear him) so that your actions are always taken with his existence and knowledge
of your heart and soul in mind.
One day the Prophet Muhammad asks Gibril to define ihsan or excellence. Gibril replies that excellence is to worship 'as if you see God' And if you can't do that, you should remember him (sometimes translated as fear him) so that your actions are always taken with his existence and knowledge
of your heart and soul in mind.
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